B1G Men's Swimming and Diving Championships - Day 3
Michigan is well on its way to another B1G Swimming and Diving championship. Seven events today, with prelims starting at 11:00am CST and finals this evening at 6:30 in lovely, balmy Iowa City. 200 free relay; 400 IM; 100 fly; 200 free; 100 breast; 100 back; and 3m diving.
Standings after two days (seven events):
1. Michigan, University of 281 2. Ohio State University 211 3. Indiana University 199 4. Purdue University 136.5 5. Wisconsin, University of, Madi 134 6. University of Minnesota 132 7. Northwestern University 98 8. Pennsylvania State University 89 9. Iowa, University of 83.5 10. Michigan State University 46
February 27th, 2015 at 10:54 AM ^
Spartans Will... be last place.
February 27th, 2015 at 11:08 AM ^
I think they must have sent their cheerleaders instead of the swimming and diving team.
February 27th, 2015 at 10:56 AM ^
Michigan State is really showing out, huh? They're putting up a score that just jumps out at you.
February 27th, 2015 at 10:57 AM ^
And bites your ankles.
February 27th, 2015 at 11:09 AM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 11:14 AM ^
It's interesting that Illinois, Nebraska, and Rutgers don't have a Men's Swimming and Diving program. Maryland does, but they are not competing in the B1G Championship for some reason (is it because they are new to the conference?).
February 27th, 2015 at 11:19 AM ^
Maryland dropped swimming a year or two ago. Both men's and women's, I think.
February 27th, 2015 at 11:20 AM ^
but Nebraska must have stopped carrying swimming recently. I went there for an invitational meet when I was at AFA and they hosted the whole thing. Curious because it was a nice facility.
February 27th, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^
It was in 2001 they stopped the program.
February 27th, 2015 at 11:33 AM ^
That was 10 yrs after I stopped swimming and its still 14 yrs ago.
February 27th, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^
It was in 2001 they stopped the program.
February 27th, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
Before expansion B1G had a really high percentage of schools with swim teams--only Illinois men missing. Even with the newcomers, we're still arguably the best at 10 men and 13 women out of 14 total schools. To compare the big 5 conferences: SEC: 10 men, 12 women out of 14. ACC: 10 men, 13 women out of 15. Pac 12: 6 men, 8 women out of 12. Big 12: 3 men and 5 women out of 10.
February 27th, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 12:56 PM ^
There aren't a lot of good diving boards on the farm. It puts them at a natural disadvantage.
February 27th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 4:41 PM ^
currently LOL'ing at MSU swimming 2014-15. LOL LOL LOL. join in. It's fun.
February 27th, 2015 at 12:57 PM ^
100 fly prelims - four up / one down! Two freshmen in grand finals. "Four up / one down" means four guys made the A finals, and one made the B final.
I can't find the results of the 400 IM prelims for some reason.
February 27th, 2015 at 1:04 PM ^
February 27th, 2015 at 1:01 PM ^
Hmmm..surprised by this: 200 free two up / one down
February 27th, 2015 at 1:22 PM ^
I'm still blown away that we scored more in the 50 than the 500.
February 27th, 2015 at 9:25 PM ^
A couple of years ago, we had something like five guys in the 500 final and we went 1-2-3-4-6 or so.
February 27th, 2015 at 7:18 PM ^
Finals get underway in a few minutes.
400 IM - 1 up / 2 down
100 fly - 4 up / 1 down
200 free - 2 up / 1 down
100 breast - 3 up
100 back - 2 up / 1 down
Michigan is 12 up / 5 down, while OSU ended up 12 up / 6 down after the 3m diving. Michigan had no qualifiers in 3m diving. Let's get some fast swims, starting with the 200 free relay, and kick some Buckeye and Hoosier ass! GO BLUE!!
February 27th, 2015 at 7:36 PM ^
And we win the 200 free relay!! Anchor leg Bruno Ortiz did an 18.61 - just ridiculous.
February 27th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
400 IM - 10th and 11th (2nd and 3rd in consol). Dylan Bosch WINS the 400 IM, leading start to finish - great race.
February 27th, 2015 at 8:25 PM ^
100 fly - super-important event: 14th (6th in consol - a Badger got DQ'd). 2, 4, 5, and 6 in finals - good points.
February 27th, 2015 at 8:39 PM ^
200 free - still wondering how we whooped ass in the 800 free relay but only went 2 up / 1 down here. Anyhow, 9th (2nd in consol), and then 2nd and 4th in finals. Not too shabby
February 27th, 2015 at 8:52 PM ^
100 breast - 1-2-6 -- that is probably the nail in the coffin for the rest of the B1G. GO BLUE!!!
February 27th, 2015 at 9:08 PM ^
Last swimming event of the evening: 100 backstroke. Our guy got DQ'd in consolation final. 6 and 8 in champ final.
We are up 529 to 408 for Bucks - they'll get some more points tonight in the diving, but we are in good shape to claim the championship easily. GO BLUE!
February 27th, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
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February 27th, 2015 at 9:23 PM ^
Started Wednesday, ends tomorrow.